baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2571475-A (GB)
Title: Product identification and tracking
Inventor: Nicholaus Adam Jones
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2017-12-01
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to track inventory within a store. Stocking procedure and/or inventory analysis can be utilized on delivery vehicles to determine an unloading order for products being unloaded at a retail location. The products can then be identified and tracked after unloading until they are needed to restock product displays at the front of the store. In several embodiments, store layout information can be compared to a location of the products during restocking to determine whether the products are being restocked in a correct location within the store.
Patent GB-2574136-A (GB)
Title: Radiographic image capturing system, portable information terminal, Radiographic image capturing method, and program
Inventor: KENTA ENDOH
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 2018-02-01
Abstract: Provided is a radiographic image capturing system in which a processing means is capable of managing a plurality of portable information terminals by the plurality of portable information terminals being associated with a radiation detecting means, thereby improving portability and facilitating management such as a change in association. This radiographic image capturing system is provided with: a radiation detecting means for detecting radiation; a plurality of portable information terminals capable of being associated with the radiation detecting means; and a processing means which receives and processes radiographic image data detected by the radiation detecting means, and transmits the processed radiographic image data to the portable information terminals associated with the radiation detecting means.
Patent GB-2572935-A (GB)
Title: Optical monitoring system
Inventor: TONG SUN
IPC: B60L5/20
Filed: 2018-01-12
Abstract: A monitoring system for an electric vehicle that draws current from a conductor by means of a current collector (3, 7) that contacts a conductor (13) in operation of the vehicle, the system comprising: a plurality of sensor modules distributed at spaced intervals throughout the current collector, wherein each sensor module comprises a plurality of FBG (Fibre Bragg Grating) sensors orientated so as to be at least generally co-planar with a surface of the current collector that conducts the conductor in operation of the vehicle, the sensors of each said module being arranged in a geometric pattern that compensates for temperature induced wavelength changes in the FBG sensors of each module; an optical source (15) for illuminating each said sensor module; means (19) for optically coupling said optical source to each said sensor module; and an optical signal interpretation module (17) configured to receive optical signals from each said sensor module via said optical coupling means, said optical signals being generated by said sensor modules in response to illumination of said sensor modules by said optical source, said interpretation module being configured to capable of determining from said optical signals a temperature-independent strain measurement for each said sensor module.
Patent GB-2575395-A (GB)
Title: Methods for characterizing multi-string cased wells using wide frequency bandwidth signals
Inventor: YANG LIU
IPC: G01N29/028
Filed: 2018-03-27
Abstract: Methods are provided for estimating a quality of cement in the annuli of a multi-string wellbore. Wideband acoustic energy signals are generated and detected in the wellbore and are processed to obtain indications of wideband casing-formation phase slowness dispersions in the wellbore. The indications are compared to reference wideband model casing-formation phase slowness dispersions in order to estimate status of cement or lack of cement in the annuli at that location based on the results of the comparison.
Patent GB-2592981-A (GB)
Title: A cleansing device
Inventor: CONSTANTIN-ARGHIR MURESAN
IPC: A47K7/08
Filed: 2020-03-13
Abstract: A portable personal hygiene device comprising a housing 3 containing a motor 21 and an electrical energy source 24 for powering the motor. The motor is connected to a spindle 7 which is arranged to rotate a brush head 8. The housing also includes a reservoir 2 in fluid connection with a spray 18 and is arranged to spray liquid from the reservoir towards the brush head. The spindle is further arranged to move or pivot from a first usage position to a second storage position with respect to the housing.
Patent GB-2581103-A (GB)
Title: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing rotate and XOR in response to a single instruction
Inventor: VINODH GOPAL
IPC: H04L9/06
Filed: 2013-06-21
Abstract: A processor comprises: first and second registers 601, 603 to store first and second values; a decoder to decode a rotate and exclusive OR (XOR) instruction specifying these registers, an immediate value IMM, and a destination operand; and an execution unit to execute the decoded rotate and XOR instruction, which combines these two operations in a single instruction. When executed, the rotate and XOR instruction performs a rotate right operation 605 on the first value by a number of bit positions indicated by the immediate value to generate a rotated value, and then performs an XOR operation 607 on the rotated value and the second value to generate a result value, which is stored in a register 609 corresponding to the destination operand.
Patent GB-2597113-A (GB)
Title: Piping structure and construction method, and pipe construction method
Inventor: TOSHIYUKI SATO
IPC: F16L55/105
Filed: 2019-02-14
Abstract: A construction method for forming an opening in a pipe, said method comprising: a step in which a pipe is enclosed in a case divided in the circumferential direction R of the pipe; a thin skin formation step in which the outer surface of the pipe is cut with a cutting tool arranged inside the case, thereby forming in the pipe a groove having a bottom formed of a thin skin; and a suctioning step for removing cutting debris generated by the cutting, by suctioning the debris together with a gas inside the case. After the thin skin formation step and the suctioning step have been carried out, the thin skin is broken to form an opening.
Patent GB-2590997-A (GB)
Title: A novel blade with aviation obstruction beacon
Inventor: YAN ZHUANG
IPC: F03D80/10
Filed: 2020-08-25
Abstract: An aviation obstruction beacon , or aircraft warning light, is mounted on a blade of a wind turbine along with a power supply system, which comprises shielded three-core cabling embedded in a web of the blade, and a control system, which comprises a single-chip microcomputer 4, or System-on-Chip (SoC). The beacon has a visible light source 1 and an infrared transmitter 2 which are controlled according to the input from a light activated switch 3 and a proximity switch; the latter of which detects when a blade is in the 12 o’clock position, i.e. angled vertically (fig.3). The proximity switch may comprise a magnetically activated switch 5, 6. The claimed invention has all components as part of the blade, but disclosed is the proximity switch comprising magnetically activated switches on a rotor hub 5 and on a nacelle cabin 6. Benefit: the aircraft warning light is emitted at the highest point of the turbine; the shielded cabling protects against lightning strike damage.
Patent GB-2600085-A (GB)
Title: Side stream filter fluid treatment for new and old systems
Inventor: RICHARD ANTONY COWLEY
IPC: F24D19/08
Filed: 2020-09-21
Abstract: An apparatus 101 for treating fluid, such as water, when initially introduced into an empty fluid circuit from a fluid connection 602 via a connector 601 and also for treating fluid in a circuit of a heating or cooling system. The apparatus comprises an open-topped vessel 102 having a removable lid 108 and a circulating fluid inlet port 104 in a side wall 105, a circulating fluid outlet port 106 and a combined drain and water inlet port 600 in a lower end 107 of the vessel. The lid may include a dosing port 109 and an air vent 110. The vessel may comprise a removable permanent magnet collector 112 in the form of a grate for collecting debris and having a plurality of housings, each containing a permanent magnet. The vessel may also comprise a removable baffle. A side stream filter and a method of installation and fluid treatment are also claimed.
Patent GB-2601499-A (GB)
Title: Method of Controlling a Combustor
Inventor: BRIAN BEESLEY
IPC: F23R3/34
Filed: 2020-12-01
Abstract: A method of controlling a combustor 36 comprises supplying a total fuel 76 to the combustor dependent on a load of the gas turbine engine, the total fuel is split into a pilot fuel 74 and a main fuel 72 via a scheduled pilot fuel split. Combustion instability is monitored, and a pilot spilt off-set is used to adjust the scheduled pilot fuel split to a steady state pilot fuel split when either a predetermined temperature of the combustor and/or a predetermined value of combustion instability is exceeded. Conditions indicative of combustion air/fuel ratio are monitored and, when a transient condition and when a threshold value of combustion instability if exceeded, the steady state active pilot split off-set is disabled and a transient active pilot split off-set is applied to the steady state pilot fuel split whilst maintaining total fuel quantity. The transient active pilot split off-set and the pilot spilt off-set result in a total split off-set wherein the total split off-set is greater than the steady state pilot fuel split. A rate of change of the transient active pilot split off-set is greater than the pilot spilt off-set.
Patent GB-2608092-A (GB)
Title: Manufacturing Method for an Ion Guide
Inventor: WILKO BALSCHUN
IPC: H01J49/26
Filed: 2020-12-22
Abstract: Manufacture of ion optical device component 200 which comprises aligned first 210 and second 211 electrode sets. A first material is machined to provide a part-machined first electrode set (Fig. 1, 110) that comprises the first electrode set (110) attached to a frame part (120) of the first material. A second material is machined to provide a part-machined second electrode set 211 that comprises the second electrode set 211 attached to a frame part of the second material. The component of the ion optical device is assembled by aligning the part-machined first 210 and second 211 electrode sets using alignment holes 130. Subsequent to aligning the part-machined first 210 and second 211 electrode sets, the part-machined first electrode set 210 is further machined to separate the first electrode set (110) from the frame part (120) of the first material and the part-machined second electrode 210 set is further machined to separate the second electrode set from the frame part of the second material.
Patent GB-2604642-A (GB)
Title: Sealing bead for a vehicle side door latch apparatus
Inventor: SEAN EDWARDS
IPC: E05B83/36
Filed: 2021-03-12
Abstract: The latch apparatus 400 comprises a sealing bead 426 (e.g. comprising expanded material) with a variable cross-sectional area, extending around a portion of a housing 422, the portion comprising a latch throat 424 to receive a striker 300. In use, the sealing bead creates a seal between a door cavity and the latch throat, passing above the latch throat to divert descending liquid around the latch throat. The sealing bead may define an open shape, e.g. defining a drainage gap 454 between lower ends 450,452, optionally extending along a first edge 428 of the housing, over a vertex 434 (whereat the sealing bead may be locally thickened) and along a second edge 430. The housing may comprise a reinforcing portion, e.g. a metallic plate 444 with a slot aligned with the latch throat. Optionally, the housing may comprise one or more openings 456 for mechanisms (e.g. Bowden cables) linking the apparatus to actuators, with further sealing beads around the openings.
Patent GB-2606698-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for reducing the amplitude of an oscillating electric field at the equilibrium position of a trapped ion
Inventor: GERARD HIGGINS
IPC: G21K1/00
Filed: 2021-04-19
Abstract: A method of reducing the magnitude of a quasi-static electric dipole field at the null position of an oscillating electric quadrupole field of an ion trap, comprising: trapping at least one ion in a trapping electric field having an electric field amplitude; using an interferometry sequence comprising: applying at least two laser pulses, driven by at least two different laser fields with different wavevectors, with changes of at least one of the driving laser field and the trapping electric field amplitude between successive laser pulses; measuring a state of the ion; repeating the interferometry sequence in order to obtain a plurality of measurements of the state of the ion; determining a probability that the trapped ion changes state; and adjusting the trapping electric field based on the determined probability in order to reduce the magnitude of said quasi-static dipole field..
Patent GB-2605973-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for reducing the amplitude of an oscillating electric field at the equilibrium of a trapped ion
Inventor: GERALD HIGGINS
IPC: G21K1/00
Filed: 2021-04-19
Abstract: A method of reducing the magnitude of a quasi-static electric dipole field at the null position of an oscillating electric quadrupole field of an ion trap, comprising: trapping at least one ion in a trapping electric field having an electric field amplitude; using an interferometry sequence comprising: applying at least three laser pulses, with changes of the trapping electric field amplitude between successive laser pulses; measuring a state of the ion; repeating the interferometry sequence in order to obtain a plurality of measurements of the state of the ion; determining a probability that the trapped ion changes state; and adjusting the trapping electric field based on the determined probability in order to reduce the magnitude of said quasi-static dipole field.
Patent GB-2606729-A (GB)
Title: Bedpan
Inventor: KHALED E M S ALSHAHEEN
IPC: A61G9/00
Filed: 2021-05-18
Abstract: In a first aspect a bedpan comprises a base 2; a perimeter wall 3, extending from the base and, together with the base, defining a cavity; and a rim 4 extending from the perimeter wall and defining an opening to the cavity; wherein the perimeter wall is curved such that portions of the perimeter wall extending in first (longways) and second (crossways) mutually orthogonal directions each comprise at least one inflection point between concave 3a and convex 3b portions of the perimeter wall. Preferably the wall curves in a substantially sinusoidal manner. The cavity may be wider at a first end and the wall may be higher at this end such that the rim slopes down towards the base towards the opposing end. In a second aspect a bedpan comprises recesses 5. Preferably these are circular recesses that correspond to aforementioned concave 3a sections. Preferably a channel 6 (figures 5-6) extends along the base in the first direction.
Patent GB-2606752-A (GB)
Title: Robot fleet management method and system using a graph neural network
Inventor: MICHAEL COLIN HOY
IPC: G06N3/04
Filed: 2021-05-20
Abstract: A robot management system 10 for controlling a fleet of robots in an environment 14. The environment 14 includes a plurality of locations 16 represented by nodes 22. The nodes are connected by at least one route, represented by connecting edges 24. The robot management system utilizes a graph neural network (GNN) having a main graph auto encoder network which deals with the system state as a whole and further comprises an auxiliary graph auto encoder network for each route constraint. Executing the GNN results in the generation of a single-step command 50 for each robot 12. The commands are transmitted to each robot 12 causing the robot(s) to move about an environment 14. The robot management system may use the GNN to find an optimal route and/or task allocation based upon the route constraints. When multiple routes are available for each robot then each route may be scored based on route properties, such as the time taken to complete each route, with the optimal route generally being the route with the shortest journey time.
Patent GB-2607030-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus
Inventor: NICHOLAS SLACK
IPC: G01S19/40
Filed: 2021-05-24
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of determining a position based on Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS, data, the method comprising receiving formatted GNSS data, determining apparent elevation and azimuth of a plurality of satellites based on the formatted GNSS data, comparing the determined apparent elevation and azimuth of each of the plurality of satellites with a corresponding reference elevation and azimuth. Determining a position based on the comparison of the determined apparent elevation and azimuth of each of the plurality of satellites with a corresponding reference elevation and azimuth.
Patent GB-2608354-A (GB)
Title: A golf swing aid
Inventor: SANDY LAMBERT
IPC: A63B71/14
Filed: 2021-05-25
Abstract: A golf swing aid includes a device for providing a visual indication of the direction and positioning of a hand during a golf swing. The device comprises an elongate main body one end of which is connectable to a golf glove 6. The main body extends over and outwardly from the glove when connected and in use. One side 10 of the main body provides a straight edge visible to the wearer in use and during a golf swing. The device includes an end part (32, figure 5) distal from a tip 28, which end part is curved. The device may include a slot (12, figure 1) through which a strap of the glove passed to attach the device to the glove. The glove may include a magnet 16 to engage a corresponding magnet located on the device; the magnets aiding connection of the device to the glove.
Patent GB-2594631-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle chassis systems
Inventor: CRAIG PAUL HARRIS
IPC: B62D63/02
Filed: 2019-11-29
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle chassis system comprising chassis components that are a front axle box, a rear axle box and a linking central portion. The chassis components are configurable to provide two different configurations of a vehicle chassis, each of the two configurations having the front axle box and the rear axle box joined by the linking central portion. In a first of the two configurations, the floor height is defined relative to the height of a top surface of one or both of the front axle box and the rear axle box. In the second of the two configurations, a top surface of the linking central portion forms a floor that has a different floor height to the floor defined by the top surface of the linking
Patent GB-2602179-A (GB)
Title: A lacing tape clip
Inventor: DOMINIC JAMES ROBINSON
IPC: H01R13/58
Filed: 2021-07-20
Abstract: A lacing tape clip assembly 1 comprises a length of lacing tape 3 and a clip 2, the clip comprising a first part 2a arranged to be fixed to a first end of the lacing tape 3 and a second part 2b, through which a second portion of the lacing tape 3 passes so as to leave the second end of the lacing tape 3 free outside of the second part 2b, wherein the second part of the clip 2b is dimensioned to permit the second portion of the lacing tape to be pulled through the second part 2b and wherein the first part 2a clip is arranged to be fastened to the second part 2b so that the two parts of the clip, together with the lacing tape, form a band, wherein the action of fastening the first part 2a of the clip to the second part 2b locks the lacing tape 3 in position in the clip 2. Embodiments include a lacing tape clip assembly wherein one part of the clip is an integral part of a larger component of a cable system (Fig 6) for example, comprising a cradle (21 Fig 6) for receiving a cable bundle.
Patent GB-2611337-A (GB)
Title: Capturing data relating to welded pipelines
Inventor: Philip Geoffrey Banks
IPC: G06T7/73
Filed: 2021-09-30
Abstract: A method of tracking pipeline weld information comprises recording weld information, such as weld flaw data or a unique weld identifier, associated with a weld made at a pipe end during fabrication pipeline. As the pipeline is advanced longitudinally in post-fabrication operations such as spooling or subsea installation, time stamped images of a pattern marked on the pipe end can be recorded in a database. A digital twin (a virtual representation of the physical system) may model pipeline stress and fatigue, e.g. in predicting failure of a steel pipeline due to a changing circumferential position of weld defects or flaws from deformation and turning after fabrication. Time stamped recordings may include angular orientation of the pipeline about a longitudinal axis, e.g. by measuring the angular orientation/offset of the pattern; the longitudinal position of the weld; motion and geographical position of an installation vessel; and lay equipment parameters.
Patent GB-2613770-A (GB)
Title: A lock
Inventor: ROBERT WILLIAMS
IPC: E05B37/16
Filed: 2021-10-23
Abstract: A code lock 100 with a plurality of button which may each have a spool 122; a locking plate 120 and an actuator 114 which may be manually rotated; when a correct code is entered the lock plate 120 is allowed to move unobstructed to retract a latch; decoupling mechanism 200 couples the actuator to the locking plate in a manner which reduces feedback indicative of which state the lock is in reducing fraudulent attempt to decode lock. Preferably decoupling mechanism 200 comprises a drive plate 201 driven by actuator 114; drive plate 201 coupled to lock plate via first spring 202 with the lock plate coupled with a fixed by to housing by a second spring 203. Preferably the spring constant of the first spring is greater than the second spring 203. Preferably each button includes a spool 122 with plurality of circumferential grooves 123 with a notch 124, the push buttons may be of multi-press configuration to increase number of possible combinations; spools 122 block movement of the lock plate 120 until correct code in which notch 124 of spools align to permit movement of lock plate 120.
Patent GB-2604432-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft escape system and ejection seat sequencer for ejection systems
Inventor: JOHN HAMPTON
IPC: B64D25/115
Filed: 2021-12-17
Abstract: An aircraft ejection system 100 for controlling deployment of aircraft escape and ejection seat subsystems comprises a sequencer 120 configured to receive a power input 140, 142, to send a first deploy signal to a first aircraft escape subsystem, and to send a second deploy signal to a first ejection seat subsystem. The first aircraft escape subsystem may comprise at least one of a canopy removal system 124 and a seat catapult system 126. The first ejection seat subsystem may comprise at least one of a drogue parachute assembly 132, a main parachute assembly 130, a restraint release assembly 134 and an inertia reel assembly 138. The sequencer may send a third deploy signal to a second aircraft escape subsystem, the first aircraft escape subsystem comprising a canopy removal system and the second aircraft escape subsystem comprising a seat catapult system. The sequencer may determine if a first electrical connector 186 electrically coupled to the canopy removal system is disconnected from a second electrical connector 188 electrically coupled to the sequencer and in response send the third deploy signal.